I worked for state government for more years than I like to think about.

There are different categories of employee:
1. Permanent work force, career employees, whose jobs are Civil Service protected to ensure that state services continue to be provided seamlessly when there is an administration change, and:

2. Unprotected appointees, whose appointments are made at the pleasure of the Governor, so that the governor can assure his top agency heads are people on board with the agenda he ran on and was elected on. Not being able to make these appointments would be like working with someone who is committed to undoing your every move, every time you make one. Nothing would get accomplished.